Windows shortcut causes problems at startup #436

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UnexampledSalt · 2022-04-21T03:28:22Z

UnexampledSalt commented

2022-04-21 03:28:22 +00:00

Fresh install on Windows 10.

Opening with start menu shortcut would cause intermittent connection issues, mostly resuting in total connection failure. Starting from terminal, or by using the executable directly worked flawlessly.

Found that the shortcut was malformed. The "Start In" option was set to "C:\Program Files (x86)\Cwtch\cwtch.exe"

When this was changed to simply "C:\Program Files (x86)\Cwtch" using the shortcut works as intended for a flawless startup.

Fresh install on Windows 10. Opening with start menu shortcut would cause intermittent connection issues, mostly resuting in total connection failure. Starting from terminal, or by using the executable directly worked flawlessly. Found that the shortcut was malformed. The "Start In" option was set to "C:\Program Files (x86)\Cwtch\cwtch.exe" When this was changed to simply "C:\Program Files (x86)\Cwtch\" using the shortcut works as intended for a flawless startup.

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sarah commented

2022-04-25 17:51:44 +00:00

Thanks for the report!

I believe this was fixed in the 1.7 release - @dan?

Thanks for the report! I believe this was fixed in the 1.7 release - @dan?

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dan self-assigned this 2022-05-19 21:17:41 +00:00

dan commented

2023-05-22 19:52:06 +00:00

it works for me but I do see the StartIn directory referencing the .exe

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/973469/how-do-i-change-the-start-in-path-of-a-shortcut-for-nsis

suggests we use SetOutPath but we do, but we didn't use quotes and NSIS and windows are notoriously fickle. Will try adding

it works for me but I do see the StartIn directory referencing the .exe https://stackoverflow.com/questions/973469/how-do-i-change-the-start-in-path-of-a-shortcut-for-nsis suggests we use `SetOutPath` but we do, but we didn't use quotes and NSIS and windows are notoriously fickle. Will try adding

dan referenced this issue

2023-05-22 19:55:45 +00:00

windows fixes: especially new version of win toast #677

dan commented

2023-06-08 15:22:31 +00:00

confirmed the nsis syntax fix worked.

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